C Easton Cowan - London Knights, OHL (2023, 28th, TOR)

[WarriorofTime]

And Rielly too.

But I remember having this exact argument about Marner in 2016. People bitching because Marner and Strome looked bad in the Round Robin tourney and Leaf argument was that they are at least leading the team in scoring.

Funny that @Hale The Villain and @WarriorofTime are at it again.

I literally didn’t say anything about the leafs. But sure keep comparing top 10 picks to a kid that barely went first round. A player like Cowan got passed over 27 times. So dunno where the bonafide superstar belief comes from.

 

[oooooooooohCanada]

Dude sucks and is hurting Team Canada. I’m not a huge follower of mediocre late first prospects, but I should have known the hype train was a complete fraud.

you have 47000 posts on this website bud lmao. Cmon now we all know you follow around the leafs.

Why isn't Carson Rekhofs thread filled with people who love to troll the Leafs? Guy played 3 mins and took two horrible pens back to back. I wonder..

 

[TheNumber4]

you have 47000 posts on this website bud lmao. Cmon now we all know you follow around the leafs.

Why isn't Carson Rekhofs thread filled with people who love to troll the Leafs? Guy played 3 mins and took two horrible pens back to back. I wonder..

Yeh I follow them when I need a good laugh. But this is different, this is Team Canada we’re talking about. I just watched the US Canada game in full and had some thoughts on this fraud of a prospect, who was a key reason why we lost that game. Don’t like my thoughts, the ignore button is right there.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Well he’s not leading the team in goals, he has 1 lol

Oh I didn't know. How many does the Leader have?

 

[TheDoldrums]

So dunno where the bonafide superstar belief comes from.

Your imagination. No one is calling him a bonafide superstar. The hope is he develops into a middle 6 contributor if things go well, he’s obviously not Matthews/Marner/Nylander.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Your imagination.

Nope talking about team Canada U20 roster building and deployment.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Nope talking about team Canada U20 roster building and deployment.

Do any Leaf fans actually think he is going to be a superstar though? He is being deployed like on by a moron of a coach. That is never what he is going to need to be with the Leafs or what we are expecting him to be.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Oh I didn't know. How many does the Leader have?

You deleted that part from the quote that you chopped up

 

[scoutman1]

Cowan needs to learn to play in a team atmosphere...in one hand it is great he is getting away shots, in the other hand though he is displaying lower IQ...I do not think he has an easy time in the NHL, his game will be easily shut down in the NHL by experienced defenders....he is just a straight line skater who has nothing on his mind but to shoot no mater who else is open in a better scoring position.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

You deleted that part from the quote that you chopped up

So the leading Canadian goal scorer has one goal? Interesting.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Cowan needs to learn to play in a team atmosphere...in one hand it is great he is getting away shots, in the other hand though he is displaying lower IQ...I do not think he has an easy time in the NHL, his game will be easily shut down in the NHL by experienced defenders....he is just a straight line skater who has nothing on his mind but to shoot no mater who else is open in a better scoring position.

He’s averaged more than an assist per game over his last two OHL seasons. This is a team cobbled together without much practice, why would that be a better gauge of how he plays in a team atmosphere than with his actual team?

 

[belair]

He hasn’t played his best, but If he wasn’t a leaf he wouldn’t be getting nearly the amount of criticism he’s receiving. He was drafted by the team with by far the most haters.

He's Canada's leader in TOI for forwards. The bar is much higher when you're a player getting the gravy minutes. The goals aren't coming and the quality of competition hasn't exactly been high.

The criticism has been warranted.

 

[5cotland]

Dude sucks and is hurting Team Canada. I’m not a huge follower of mediocre late first prospects, but I should have known the hype train was a complete fraud.

That's because you know the real reason behind the hype train

 

[TheDoldrums]

He's Canada's leader in TOI for forwards. The bar is much higher when you're a player getting the gravy minutes. The goals aren't coming and the quality of competition hasn't exactly been high.

The criticism has been warranted.

Amazing that an extra shift or two a game warrant the entirety of the criticism on a team where no one is producing, top stuff.

If only the 6 or 7 passive plugs on the team were given these opportunities.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

He's Canada's leader in TOI for forwards. The bar is much higher when you're a player getting the gravy minutes. The goals aren't coming and the quality of competition hasn't exactly been high.

The criticism has been warranted.

I think that says more about Cameron's coaching ability than Cowan.

 

[Mattb124]

He hasn’t played his best, but If he wasn’t a leaf he wouldn’t be getting nearly the amount of criticism he’s receiving. He was drafted by the team with by far the most haters.

If being drafted by the Leafs makes you take stupid penalties in important games, then I agree with you.

 

[belair]

Amazing that an extra shift or two a game warrant the entirety of the criticism on a team where no one is producing, top stuff.

If only the 6 or 7 passive plugs on the team were given these opportunities.

When you're the top attack unit, yeah, it's kind of on you when your team isn't producing. He wants to be the guy. We'll, he's the guy.

I think that says more about Cameron's coaching ability than Cowan.

No argument there. Cowan shouldn't be a top forward on this roster. That's clearly not his game.

 

[TheDoldrums]

When you're the top attack unit, yeah, it's kind of on you when your team isn't producing. He wants to be the guy. We'll, he's the guy.

What does "he wants to be the guy" mean lol. He goes over the boards when the coach tells him to, like every player. You want him to publicly ask for less minutes? Such a weird thing to say. You act like he's a NBA player that demanded a trade to a different team to get more shots or something.

 

[LeafsNet]

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Toronto typical buddy. Toronto typical. Blame Canada, I mean TSN.

Nobody is forcing the rest of Canada to watch TSN or Sportsnet. I’ve never understood why nobody starts (Insert Canadian city here) Sports Network or (Insert Canadian team here) Net.

TSN and SN are both Toronto sports channels…both are headquartered here…both started off locally. With the advent of cable and digital cable in the 90s/early 2000s, these channels both got picked up nationally.

Imagine crying about TBS being too Atlanta centric or NESN being to Boston centric.

Rest of Canada needs to pick up the slack. Southern Ontario can’t be running this country.

 

[wetcoast]

you have 47000 posts on this website bud lmao. Cmon now we all know you follow around the leafs.

Why isn't Carson Rekhofs thread filled with people who love to troll the Leafs? Guy played 3 mins and took two horrible pens back to back.

Also Rehkopf with a weak effort along the boards that led to the dickinson penalty as well.

That being said I was expecting more from Cowan had made some really poor plays out there.

 

[belair]

What does "he wants to be the guy" mean lol. He goes over the boards when the coach tells him to, like every player. You want him to publicly ask for less minutes? Such a weird thing to say. You act like he's a NBA player that demanded a trade to a different team to get more shots or something.

It means he wants to be the hero. As seen with the countless shot attempts and failed carry ins.

I want to see him defer to his linemates more instead of taking low percentage shots. I also want to see him dump pucks in, instead of intentionally skating into coverage.

The kid is playing like hot garbage. And that's on him.

 

[scoutman1]

He’s averaged more than an assist per game over his last two OHL seasons. This is a team cobbled together without much practice, why would that be a better gauge of how he plays in a team atmosphere than with his actual team?

well that is fine...does not mean he is a pass first or even 2nd player....assists can come off of rebounds or simply 2nd assists...i have seen him play live for London and im watching the world juniors on tv this year...but his game nevver changes to me....he is a north to south skater, and passing is not his forte

 

[Atomos2]

I literally didn’t say anything about the leafs. But sure keep comparing top 10 picks to a kid that barely went first round. A player like Cowan got passed over 27 times. So dunno where the bonafide superstar belief comes from.

Didn’t say you said anything about the Leafs. I said you were complaining about Marner’s lacklustre world juniors and how this cycle just rinses and repeats. The circle of hate.

 

[Devonator]

I know it is fashionable to knock anything regarding the Leafs on this board but come on....Cowan is just a kid......and it isn't like he is the only one having a bad time at this juniors tourney.....lots of other Canadian players have been suspect as well.....people calling Cowan a fraud and bust because of a few games is ludicrous ......

 

[Bounces R Way]

That he's leading the team in ice time for fwds is a real indictment on the roster building. He's a fine player and should be a decent NHLer at some point but this is not the guy to be carrying the mail for a national team. He's 5th on his junior team in scoring ffs(I know he's missed some games).

That he's taking a penalty like that one late in the 3rd and trying to toe drag defenders every shift in the NZ is a real indictment on the coaching. That's not a coach that has his team on the same page.

Nobody is forcing the rest of Canada to watch TSN or Sportsnet. I’ve never understood why nobody starts (Insert Canadian city here) Sports Network or (Insert Canadian team here) Net.

Uh yes they are. Those are literally the only dedicated sports options in this country. Most sports radio is either owned or affiliated with one of them.

They all get bought out by either Rogers or Bell. No small company can compete with these behemoths. They have the infrastructure, they have the deep pockets, they even hold most distribution. This is by design.

TSN and SN are both Toronto sports channels…both are headquartered here…both started off locally. With the advent of cable and digital cable in the 90s/early 2000s, these channels both got picked up nationally.

Imagine crying about TBS being too Atlanta centric or NESN being to Boston centric.

Rest of Canada needs to pick up the slack. Southern Ontario can’t be running this country.

They aren't Toronto sports channels. They are National Sports Networks that have Toronto sports channels. They also have a plethora of other channels based on different regions. The frustrating thing is they treat the rest of the country, which they purchased and signed up to cover, as an afterthought. Earlier this year SN had a Jets v Flames game, two Canadian teams that were both at the time leading their respective divisions. The HNIC intermission panel spent about 30 seconds on discussing that game before using the rest of the 8 minute segment to talk about the Leafs PP woes in a game that had already finished.